It’s World Heart Day! This year, the focus is on creating heart-healthy environments. This means helping people to make healthy lifestyle choices for their heart. Some people affected by cancer have problems with their heart health, but there might be some things you can do to reduce the risk. This blog, written by editorial assistant Liza, takes a look at what you can do to create your own heart-healthy environment…
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer in children and young people is rare – around 1,600 children (up to the age of 15) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer each year. In this blog, written by editor Elissia, we talk more about the types of cancers that affect children. We also explain what support is available for children and parents.
What causes cancer in children?
Unlike some adult cancers, it…
We were thrilled to win two awards this week at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Patient Information Awards. In this blog, senior editor Tess explains what the awards tell you about our information.
What do the awards mean?
The BMA gives out awards for patient information every year. We are very proud that our information has won BMA awards and been highly commended before, and this year two of our resources…
This week is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week. In this blog, information development nurse Teri explains more about this type of cancer. This includes types and the signs and symptoms.
There are over 30 different places that cancer can develop in the head and neck area. The most common are the:
Cancer can also develop in the:
At 16, Megan, from Greenock, was doing all the things a regular 16-year old does; attending school, going out at weekends with friends and excitedly getting ready for her prom. That was until she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Today is World Lymphoma Awareness Day and in this blog, written by editor Steven, we’re taking the opportunity to share more about lymphoma and Megan’s story.
What is lymphoma…
